But the last minute. After all Marquise de Sevigne Chocolats shop is next to my hotel on 62,rue de Seine. Before heading out to CDG airport I stopped in for a little box.

Everything is French blue, blue, blue inside and out at Marquise de Sevigne.

Marquise de Sevigne, a 19th century French aristocrat, is celebrated for the sharp wit and vividness in her 30 years of correspondence to her daughter, Madame de Grignan.

The chocolate shop has cleverly taken her ecriture/writing and turned it into a wall of chocolate descriptions.

And those chocolats have won many prizes.

I'm a big fan of their hot chocolate... Like so many French chocolate shops they have a big selection of teas to drink with your chocolate.A few chocolatey quotes from the Marquise's letters to her dear daughter:

"If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you.But you have no chocolate!I think of that again and again!

My dear, how will you ever manage?"

And...

"Please believe that I love you as much as the chocolate we shall savor together".

18 comments:

I sound like a stuck record but.. I love the painting. ;-) I like the way you showed off the details on the tea cup. And how with your colors and execution of drawing, you bring me into the painting to follow thru to each object and when I get to the flower placement it keeps me from leaving the painting by directing me back in. Well done. I need to remember that for future use. ;-)

I couldn't help making one more comment today. I was looking over the pictures again and I find that blue is growing on me again..I just LOVE the blue thats on the siding of the chocolate shop that has the woman walking by in blue jeans that's almost the color of the wall. Now that is yummy. ;-)

I really like this watercolor a lot! Great composition, and each piece is just marvelous. The upside down cup is great--and what a lovely way you hinted at the curves in it! The flower is charming, (and the orange complementary color is perfect,) The box and tag are soft and pretty colors, and the little pitcher is wonderful! I love the hints of purple amidst the blues in that pitcher, and the shape is classic...All in all, one of my favorites!

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